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2021 Texas Statutes
Estates Code
Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney
Subtitle F - Wills
Chapter 252 - Safekeeping and Custody of Wills
Subchapter E. Duty and Liability of Custodian of Estate Papers
Section 252.202. Personal Service on Custodian of Estate Papers
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TX Est Code § 252.202 (2021)
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Sec. 252.202. PERSONAL SERVICE ON CUSTODIAN OF ESTATE PAPERS. On a sworn written complaint that a person has custody of the last will of a testator or any papers belonging to the estate of a testator or intestate, the judge of the court that has jurisdiction of the estate shall have the person cited by personal service to appear and show cause why the person should not deliver:
(1) the will to the court for probate; or
(2) the papers to the executor or administrator.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.
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